Kevin M. Foley

On July 20, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued an order extending the designation of the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation and Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications joint venture...more

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is requesting public comment on a certification of proposed rule amendments that were filed by ICE Futures U.S. Inc.
Under the amendments, ICE Futures would base position limits...more

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is requesting public comment on a petition for exemption from registration as a derivatives clearing organization (DCO) filed by OTC Clearing Hong Kong Limited.
Under Section...more

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Market Oversight has issued an updated Guidebook and Appendices for reports to the CFTC under Part 20 of its regulations, which require large trader reports for certain...more

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Market Oversight will hold a public roundtable on July 15 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (ET) to discuss the provision of the Commodity Exchange Act that, with an exception...more

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has requested public comment on a petition by ASX Clear (Futures) Pty Limited for exemption from registration as a derivatives clearing organization (DCO).
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Market Risk Advisory Committee (MRAC) announced its agenda for its upcoming meeting on June 2. MRAC will discuss: (1) the Bank of England’s CBEST Program and its impact on addressing...more

On May 18, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued a proposed order in response to an application submitted by Southwest Power Pool, Inc. (SPP) to exempt certain contracts, agreements and transactions for the purchase...more

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has requested public comment on an application by Nodal Clear, LLC for registration as a derivatives clearing organization. Comments on the application may be submitted by June 8...more

In 2012, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued an interpretation that identifies the circumstances in which an agreement, contract or transaction would fall within the forward contract exclusions from the “swap” and...more

In an interpretive letter published on May 4, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Clearing and Risk (Division) confirmed that a securitization special purpose vehicle (SPV) that is wholly owned by, and...more

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Market Risk Advisory Committee (MRAC) will hold a public meeting at the CFTC’s headquarters in Washington, DC on June 2. MRAC will consider issues including the appropriate industry...more

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has proposed to amend part 32 of its regulations governing trade options to reduce the reporting requirements for counterparties that are not swap dealers or major swap participants...more

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) have entered into a memorandum of understanding regarding the supervision of CFTC-registered swap dealers and major swap...more

The CME Group Exchanges have updated their recordkeeping requirements for order routing/front-end systems connected to the CME Globex platform through CME iLink. These updates include: (1) clarifying the scope of requirements...more

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has issued an amended order authorizing futures commission merchants (FCMs) that are not clearing members of ICE Clear Europe Limited, but carry futures and options on futures...more

The Division of Market Oversight (DMO) and Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission have issued an advisory on ownership and control reporting (OCR) for futures...more

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